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Hafid Bouazza ( ar, حفيظ بوعزة, ḥafīẓ būʿazza; 8 March 1970 – 29 April 2021) was a Moroccan-Dutch writer.
Born in Oujda, Morocco, Bouazza came to the Netherlands in October 1977 as a seven-year-old boy. He lived with his parents in the village Arkel, near Gorinchem, until he went to study Arabic, Arabic language and literature at the University of Amsterdam.
He received the E. du Perron prize for his 1996 debut ''De voeten van Abdullah (The feet of Abdullah)''. Later works include ''Momo'' and ''Solomon'', in 2001 ''Een beer in bontjas'' ("A bear in a fur coat"); the play adaptions ''Apollien'', ''De slachting in Parijs'' ("The massacre in Paris") and Othello; and ''Het monster met de twee ruggen : een kameropera'' ("The beast with two backs: a libretto"). Bouazza gave the 2002 Mosse Lecture, titled ''Homoseksualiteit en Islam'' (''Homosexuality and Islam''). His 2004 novel ''Paravion'' won the 2004 Golden Book-Owl prize. His novel ''Spotvogel'' appeared in 2009, after years of silence. Bouazza, an atheism, atheist, is known for his criticism of Islam. His sister Hassnae Bouazza, Hassnae is a noted journalist. In 2014, the Dutch freethought, freethinkers association De Vrije Gedachte honoured him with the title of "Freethinker of the Year".
Bouazza died in hospital in Amsterdam on 29 April 2021. He had been struggling with poor health and drug use.
Hafid Bouazza ( ar, حفيظ بوعزة, ḥafīẓ būʿazza; 8 March 1970 – 29 April 2021) was a Moroccan-Dutch writer.
Born in Oujda, Morocco, Bouazza came to the Netherlands in October 1977 as a seven-year-old boy. He lived with his parents in the village Arkel, near Gorinchem, until he went to study Arabic, Arabic language and literature at the University of Amsterdam.
He received the E. du Perron prize for his 1996 debut ''De voeten van Abdullah (The feet of Abdullah)''. Later works include ''Momo'' and ''Solomon'', in 2001 ''Een beer in bontjas'' ("A bear in a fur coat"); the play adaptions ''Apollien'', ''De slachting in Parijs'' ("The massacre in Paris") and Othello; and ''Het monster met de twee ruggen : een kameropera'' ("The beast with two backs: a libretto"). Bouazza gave the 2002 Mosse Lecture, titled ''Homoseksualiteit en Islam'' (''Homosexuality and Islam''). His 2004 novel ''Paravion'' won the 2004 Golden Book-Owl prize. His novel ''Spotvogel'' appeared in 2009, after years of silence. Bouazza, an atheism, atheist, is known for his criticism of Islam. His sister Hassnae Bouazza, Hassnae is a noted journalist. In 2014, the Dutch freethought, freethinkers association De Vrije Gedachte honoured him with the title of "Freethinker of the Year".
Bouazza died in hospital in Amsterdam on 29 April 2021. He had been struggling with poor health and drug use.
Works
* 1996 ''De voeten van Abdullah (The feet of Abdullah)'' * 1998 ''Momo (Momo)'' * 1998 ''Apollien (Apollien)'' * 2000 ''Schoon in elk oog is wat het bemint (Beauty in each eye is what it loves)'' * 2001 ''Een beer in bontjas: autobiografische beschouwingen (A bear in a fur coat: autobiographical considerations)'' * 2001 ''De slachting in Parijs (The massacre in Paris)'' * 2001 ''Salomon (Salomon)'' * 2002 ''Rond voor rond of als een pikhouweel (Round for round or as a pickaxe)'' * 2003 ''Othello (Othello)'' * 2003 ''Het monster met de twee ruggen : een kameropera (The beast with two backs: a libretto)'' * 2003 ''Paravion (Paravion)'' * 2005 ''Het temmen van een feeks (The taming of the Shrew)'' * 2006 ''De zon kussen op dit nachtuur (Kissing the sun at this hour of the night)'' * 2006 ''De vierde gongslag (The fourth beat of the gong)'' * 2006 ''Om wat er nog komen moet : pornografica (Because of what's to come: pornographics)'' * 2009 ''Spotvogel (Hippolais)'' * 2014 ''Meriswin''References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bouazza, Hafid 1970 births 2021 deaths Former Muslim critics of Islam Dutch atheists Dutch former Muslims Dutch male writers Former Muslims turned agnostics or atheists Moroccan atheists Moroccan emigrants to the Netherlands Moroccan former Muslims Moroccan writers Dutch critics of Islam People from Oujda